Anglia announces battery pack service targeting untethered electronics

Anglia has announced a battery pack service, offering design-in support on standard, customised and bespoke packs based on primary or rechargeable cells in a choice of output voltages and capacities.

The service caters for chemistries including lithium-ion, lithium polymer, lithium iron phosphate, NiMH, lithium thionyl chloride as well as other non-rechargeable options.

Anglia can also offer comprehensive safety approvals.

Where customers specify custom packs, they can be manufactured and supplied with the required safety approvals including UL for the US market.

Lithium-ion is the most popular chemistry the firm sees demand for due to its volumetric efficiency.

Most customer requirements for a lithium-ion battery pack involve some level of customisation, from simple changes such as adding connectors right through to specified capacity, size and shape along with embedded functionalities like battery protection and charge/discharge control circuits.

For high power density packs to suit medium and heavy-duty traction applications, the company also offers lithium ion phosphate chemistry.

Its comparatively long service life and deep cycling capabilities make it particularly suitable for stand-alone applications and off-grid systems.

NiMH also remains a popular chemistry where space constraints are not an issue, Anglia says.

For remotely located IoT applications with no access to a power connection but still require a long service life, such as remote sensing and telemetry systems.

For these applications Anglia also offers lithium, alkaline and other non-rechargeable chemistries which can be offered in standard formats or with customisation such as addition of PCB tabs or wire leads and connectors.

The company additionally offers to print the customer’s own part number and brand name on the packs, as a custom service.

“Untethered electronics is expanding rapidly, and the battery pack specified is an invisible, but absolutely central, element of the product and user experience,” said David Pearson, technical director of Anglia. “Users expect their device to be ready for use when they want it, where they want it and that’s only possible if designers make smart choices when selecting the battery for the power source.”